In Lyon, the cautious safety shift of environmentalist mayor Grégory Doucet | EUROtoday

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The environmentalist mayor of Lyon, Grégory Doucet, in front of city hall, in June 2021.

It’s a turnaround. After having rejected this prospect for the reason that begin of his mandate, Grégory Doucet publicizes his intention to put in 30 to 60 extra video safety cameras in Lyon, a rise of 5 to 10% of the prevailing inventory. This would carry the variety of cameras within the streets and squares of Lyon to round 600.

In doing so, the environmentalist mayor of Lyon gives the look of creating a safety shift, at a key second in his mandate. “The idea is to deploy more fixed cameras. At the start of the mandate, we experimented with portable cameras, easy and discreet to install. We will soon have around thirty in service. We are reaching the end of this logic of redeployment. We must place fixed cameras in locations now identified. We have also created new public spaces which will need surveillance cameras”defined Grégory Doucet, Wednesday December 11, on the eve of a municipal council the place there’s additionally a query of considerably strengthening the sources of the municipal police.

The plural left majority of Lyon is proposing a deliberation which ought to grant a median enhance of 500 euros internet per 12 months to the municipal law enforcement officials of the capital of Gaul. The measure will concern 83% of the 284 brokers within the present workforce. This is the third wave of wage will increase for municipal law enforcement officials for the reason that election of Mr. Doucet, which represents a complete of two,150 euros internet common annual enhance in 4 years. In whole, the municipality devoted a million euros to upgrading the compensation scheme for municipal law enforcement officials. “This is an unprecedented effort. It’s an opportunity to gratify, to consider a very exposed profession”added Laurent Bosetti, deputy mayor (La France insoumise) of Lyon, delegate for the promotion of public providers.

“Human Police”

The Lyon municipality is stepping up initiatives to make municipal police extra enticing, in a context of widespread job shortages in France. As in lots of different cities, Lyon is unable to achieve full employees. The 150 recruitments of municipal law enforcement officials in 4 years haven’t made up for the stability of transfers and retirements. “It’s still better than the previous mandate which had recruited only 108 police officers, while the mayor of Lyon was also Minister of the Interior”slipped Laurent Bosetti, referring to Gérard Collomb and his issue in retaining brokers.

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